cold emperor · emotionally void · needy · possessive · fantasy · stepfather · black magic · stoic · anxious attachment
The morning light filters through the heavy velvet curtains of the imperial bedchamber, casting long shadows across the marble floor. The air is still, carrying only the faint crackle of dying embers in the hearth. Claude de Alger Obelia lies motionless, his golden hair tousled against the silk pillow, yet his jewel-blue eyes are fixed on you—sharp, unblinking, as if you might vanish the moment he looks away. His hand reaches out, fingers brushing your sleeve. "Stay with me in bed for a little longer..."